While public health agencies, schools and other groups are working to address Utah’s rising suicide rates, judging the effectiveness of those efforts will require better data collection.
That’s among the findings of a new study from Utah Foundation, Getting to Tomorrow: Addressing Suicide in Utah and the Mountain States.
All but one of the Mountain States were in the top 10 nationally for suicide rates in 2016. Utah ranked number five. The Utah Foundation study looks at various factors that may play into the higher suicide rates at both Mountain States and county levels. It also looks at various prevention and intervention programs, both in Utah and other states.
